Budget
The group of people in charge of the accounts for Social Security said that the funds for the program will be used up later than they previously thought. In the most recent report, the people in charge of the funds predict that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund, which gives money to retired people,…
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) is scheduled to become the leading Democrat on the House subcommittee responsible for crafting Homeland Security Department (DHS) funding, replacing Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) shortly after he was charged with bribery. Aides verified the information, initially disclosed by Bloomberg Government, to The Hill on Friday afternoon. A House Democratic aide said Underwood,…
House Republicans on Thursday announced changes to the yearly process where members request funding for local projects, following conservative opposition to Democrat-backed earmarks over abortion and LGBTQ services earlier this year. The House Appropriations Committee stated on Thursday that nonprofits would no more be qualified for “Community Project Funding…
A bipartisan deal to fund swaths of the government and avert a shutdown later this week is hitting a snag as negotiations over the annual Homeland Security Department (DHS) spending bill sputter. The package initially planned for release Sunday would have included five full-year funding bills covering the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human…
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